Make Up Missed Days Of School

October 3, 2004|Zack Ullman Boca Raton

As an International Baccalaureate student, I am upset at the decisions not to make up every one of the days missed by the hurricanes. Almost one-third of an entire marking period has been missed as a result of these hurricanes. This is simply too much to skip over.

Making up the days over the summer does not remedy the situation. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams are not pushed back with every missed day, and going even faster to ensure that the material is covered is too much stress for already overworked students. The amount missed so far is an entire unit in any AP class, which if the governor has his way, has to be covered with the rest of the vast curriculum in even less time.

The only answer is to completely eliminate all of winter break, several half days, and even two or three days of spring break. While unpleasant, this is the only sure way to ensure that all materials are covered.

Missing vacation is preferable to failing end-of-year exams, or overstressing even more due to missed time.